Hi. Just wanted to drop in with a Mohican Update. Habbers do share. I trust that you all will respect the information.
1) March 8, 2016 0245 - Power knock from the back field / hill. Hadn't heard anything since July 2015. It came on the night I decided not to record.
2) April 15, 2016 0115 - I heard 3 medium strength Ohio howls. Can't believe I heard that. If someone was messing around, at 1:15 in the morning, they would have had to hike quite a ways into the forest to do that, but I doubt it. I don't talk about bf to our immediate, (far away ish) neighbors. We just wave as they go by. There is a house on that side of the valley. I have spent years trying to learn how sound travels in this valley. Anyway, it was amazing to hear. I was dying that I didn't have the recorder going on the front porch. If I were on the front porch, it would have been unreal to hear from that vantage point. It didn't have to be loud to be heard. That's the best way I can describe it. The first howl came to life, my first thought was that the coyotes were starting up, but it was a single howl that cranked up, kind of like Bobo does, and with that siren thing, but it wasn't strong. It had a higher tone. 15 seconds and another one goes. Longer in duration, a little louder. I'm freaking at this point. Just frozen, listening, no chance to record it. At this point I know what it is, unless someone is out there making calls. No way. There it goes again, the third howl, shorter and less intense. To me, I can only guess, but it sounded like "hey, you out here?" Then, "HEY you ooooouuuut here?" Then "i wish you were out here." But who knows, that's just whatever trying to think about why they do what they do.
At the bigfoot lecture that night, a woman came forward and described the EXACT same 3 howls. She heard it in February. They live 2 miles or less away from us as the crow flies across the river. So cool to hear what she said being asked by Marc DeWerth, BFRO Ohio. He had heard my account earlier in the day. Then to hear hers, was awesome confirmation.
3) April 16, 2016 late afternoon mushroom hunting POWER KNOCK when we walked into a forest behind us
I learned that it is good to have a recorder going when you can because, I missed the howls. Spent all that time to get howls on tape, or to hear another one, and I decide it's a good idea not to record, take the pressure off. Then BAM! I heard howls. Maybe taking the pressure off helped the feel of the place, or maybe it was just a stupid idea.
Recorder is back on.
Enjoy Spring everybody!
Thanks,
Hammer